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principally

  • adverb

In a primary manner; pertaining to the principal of a matter.

Synonyms

  • chiefly
  • mainly
  • mostly

Word history

From Middle English "principaly".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “principally” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.